Im thinking of getting a 30 or 40 gig ssd but i read somewhere that opensuse does not have support for intel ssds not sure if thats true.but will an ssd run well on both 11.2 and 11.3 and is there trim support yet?
On 2010-07-18, Customize <Customize@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
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> Im thinking of getting a 30 or 40 gig ssd but i read somewhere that
> opensuse does not have support for intel ssds not sure if thats true.but
> will an ssd run well on both 11.2 and 11.3 and is there trim support
> yet?
Why would there be any need for support for an SSD?
I understood they come with an ATA or SATA interface.
If that’s so, they emulate a standard hd, and no extra drivers are required.
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When in doubt, use brute force.
– Ken Thompson
On Sun, 2010-07-18 at 14:56 +0000, Customize wrote:
> Im thinking of getting a 30 or 40 gig ssd but i read somewhere that
> opensuse does not have support for intel ssds not sure if thats true.but
> will an ssd run well on both 11.2 and 11.3 and is there trim support
> yet?
>
>
trim is a HACK… a hack, a hack (repeat till tired)…
You should be able to use SSDs just fine without the trim hack.
There is some experimental trim support for select SSD types out there
if you hunt, but I’m not sure I’d trust any of it yet.
It sounds strange to me… IMHO any hdd/ssd device should work without ANY problems. SSDs are identified as the same as traditional hard disks just because everything works the same way (Serial ATA).
alright then thanks,i guess ill wait on the ssd and just use a wd black untill the ssd price point goes down.
On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 17:23 +0000, Customize wrote:
> alright then thanks,i guess ill wait on the ssd and just use a wd black
> untill the ssd price point goes down.
>
>
??? Why? Everyone is saying deploy. What did I miss?
Did you miss my trim comment?
SSD is expensive, true. But you’ll get 10-20x the IOPS out of SSD. If
that matters. With regards to sequential io… not that big of a
difference. It’s the IOPS where they really shine.
Btw, I use an array of 8x1TB WD Blacks… they do well. So, on the
cheap, it’s not bad. But it’s definitely NOT SSD.
Initial trim support is in kernel 2.6.33. openSUSE 11.3 uses kernel
2.6.34… so use that if you want a chance at working trim support.
Even without trim support, SSDs are very fast even with writing being
viewed as overwriting.
sorry for taking so long to reply ive been busy. how well deos the trim support work?
btw are there any know issues down the road without trim?
Is overwriting bad?